Kat's Posts - Atheist Nexus2018-02-18T05:47:07ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95http://api.ning.com/files/xJCihtlH8nnl5AnhplNM4D1TNSQ3l7zYuK9MUK8g3eJXGGMQ9GguCtBRq0c61-tEQ6ToMDBXnkdXS2G8NFRpMB2yIaKa9i8H/l_5623d11af2f06be602bd47a69ae242ed.jpg?width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://atheistnexus.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=087hwuooq5cxo&xn_auth=noIf anyone has received anything nasty, mean or what you think is inappropriate from this profiletag:atheistnexus.org,2009-09-08:2182797:BlogPost:4931152009-09-08T01:36:55.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
If anyone has received anything nasty, mean or what you think is inappropriate from this profile...I am very sorry!<br />
I had a worm try to take over &amp; had to change all my passwords, etc. Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D
If anyone has received anything nasty, mean or what you think is inappropriate from this profile...I am very sorry!<br />
I had a worm try to take over &amp; had to change all my passwords, etc. Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;DWell, it's been a long time now...tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-06-02:2182797:BlogPost:3518732009-06-02T00:57:02.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>My laptop fried &amp; had to buy a new one.<br />
Then it was down to getting my info I lost, etc.<br />
So, I finally got back on here &amp; will try to do a little more now.<br />
I'm on twitter as well &amp; many other sites.<br />
Missed everyone &amp; sorry it took this long to be able to get back on.<br />
Hope everyone is having a beautiful week. Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b>
<b>My laptop fried &amp; had to buy a new one.<br />
Then it was down to getting my info I lost, etc.<br />
So, I finally got back on here &amp; will try to do a little more now.<br />
I'm on twitter as well &amp; many other sites.<br />
Missed everyone &amp; sorry it took this long to be able to get back on.<br />
Hope everyone is having a beautiful week. Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b>From our twitter profiles="The James Randi Educational Foundation was banned from YouTube"tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-30:2182797:BlogPost:2676622009-03-30T22:32:40.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>kat8163RT @AtheistDoug The James Randi Educational Foundation was banned from YouTube (W-T-F)... <a href="http://galink.us/xaojy/%20-%20http://galink.us/xaojy/">http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/03/youtube_has_banned_the_james_r.php</a> (And) <a href="http://galink.us/xaojh/">http://richarddawkins.net/article,3690,n,n</a></b>
<b>kat8163RT @AtheistDoug The James Randi Educational Foundation was banned from YouTube (W-T-F)... <a href="http://galink.us/xaojy/%20-%20http://galink.us/xaojy/">http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/03/youtube_has_banned_the_james_r.php</a> (And) <a href="http://galink.us/xaojh/">http://richarddawkins.net/article,3690,n,n</a></b>Not All Dogs Go To Heaven-If ya have time watch this...to funny!!!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-30:2182797:BlogPost:2676452009-03-30T21:53:33.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<center><b>If ya have time watch this...to funny!!!</b><br></br><center><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=54932735">Family Guy - Not All Dogs Go To…</a></center>
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<center><b>If ya have time watch this...to funny!!!</b><br/><center><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=54932735">Family Guy - Not All Dogs Go To Heaven</a><br/><object width="425px" height="372px"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"></param><param name="movie" value="http://player.hulu.com/embed/myspace_viral_player.swf?pid=cOhnuTv1fsHisIo5Nm4a8CqWQKqDjaVb&amp;embed=true&amp;videoID=54932735"></param><embed src="http://player.hulu.com/embed/myspace_viral_player.swf?pid=cOhnuTv1fsHisIo5Nm4a8CqWQKqDjaVb&amp;embed=true&amp;videoID=54932735" width="425" height="372" allowscriptaccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>
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</center>AtheistDoug Slim victory for science here in Texas, but still a victory! Thanks son!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-26:2182797:BlogPost:2645612009-03-26T20:33:49.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>AtheistDoug Slim victory for science here in Texas, but still a victory! Thanks son!</b><br />
<a href="http://galink.us/13083/">http://galink.us/13083/</a>
<b>AtheistDoug Slim victory for science here in Texas, but still a victory! Thanks son!</b><br />
<a href="http://galink.us/13083/">http://galink.us/13083/</a>I would like to introduce you to my son, his profile & Atheist website.tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-25:2182797:BlogPost:2637752009-03-25T16:59:24.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>I would like to introduce you to my son &amp; his profile,<br />
I think you might find a lot of interesting information not only on his profile, but his personal website as well...Enjoy...Much Love &amp; Peace!</b><br></br>
<center><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/LIptVOAd66VyOJWI*AS47Ov6CiEzJQrdrNS2gvxsBXBV4rkYE4yGQpRncFFs*eI4GEiMAIso-aRFb3GIQwMDYNIvP293xcPh/DSCF1023.jpg?width=183&amp;height=183&amp;crop=1%3A1"></img> <br></br> <a href="http://atheistnexus.org/profile/DouglasChristensen">atheistnexus.org</a><br></br> <b>Here is his About Me: I maintain the website Global Atheist, scripted and programed by yours truly. The idea was to take all the RSS feeds I was subscribed to and make…</b></center>
<b>I would like to introduce you to my son &amp; his profile,<br />
I think you might find a lot of interesting information not only on his profile, but his personal website as well...Enjoy...Much Love &amp; Peace!</b><br/>
<center><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/LIptVOAd66VyOJWI*AS47Ov6CiEzJQrdrNS2gvxsBXBV4rkYE4yGQpRncFFs*eI4GEiMAIso-aRFb3GIQwMDYNIvP293xcPh/DSCF1023.jpg?width=183&amp;height=183&amp;crop=1%3A1"/><br/> <a href="http://atheistnexus.org/profile/DouglasChristensen">atheistnexus.org</a><br/> <b>Here is his About Me: I maintain the website Global Atheist, scripted and programed by yours truly. The idea was to take all the RSS feeds I was subscribed to and make a website to display them all for the world to see.</b></center>
Heres the URL for Global Atheist: <a href="http://global-atheist.com/">http://global-atheist.com/</a>"PLEASE READ & SPREAD THE WORD" Poisoned cupcakes found in park near Durham, Ontario & Arizona US!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-25:2182797:BlogPost:2637342009-03-25T16:09:23.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
Poisoned cupcakes found in park near Durham, Ontario, making dogs sick.<br />
Read &amp; re-woof <a href="http://bit.ly/3zZqNp">http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/03/25/poison-in-the-park/</a>
Poisoned cupcakes found in park near Durham, Ontario, making dogs sick.<br />
Read &amp; re-woof <a href="http://bit.ly/3zZqNp">http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/03/25/poison-in-the-park/</a>Go to this site & check out the cool videos...Gotta love science!!!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-25:2182797:BlogPost:2633242009-03-25T04:59:11.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>One of my fav's is the butterflies, but I love these videos &amp;<br />
just wanted to share them with everyone...Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat D</b><br />
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<a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/tenlapse.html?npu=1&amp;mbid=yhp">http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/tenlapse.html?npu=1&amp;mbid=yhp</a>
<b>One of my fav's is the butterflies, but I love these videos &amp;<br />
just wanted to share them with everyone...Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat D</b><br />
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<a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/tenlapse.html?npu=1&amp;mbid=yhp">http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/tenlapse.html?npu=1&amp;mbid=yhp</a>Dog Tail-Chasing Linked to High Cholesteroltag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-25:2182797:BlogPost:2632632009-03-25T03:30:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>Dog Tail-Chasing Linked to High Cholesterol<br />
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News<br />
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March 24, 2009 -- A team of veterinarians has found a surprising link between compulsive tail-chasing in dogs and high cholesterol, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice.<br />
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The finding adds to a growing body of evidence -- mostly from studies on humans -- that high cholesterol may be a marker for behavioral problems such as panic attacks and obsessive compulsive…</b>
<b>Dog Tail-Chasing Linked to High Cholesterol<br />
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News<br />
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March 24, 2009 -- A team of veterinarians has found a surprising link between compulsive tail-chasing in dogs and high cholesterol, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice.<br />
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The finding adds to a growing body of evidence -- mostly from studies on humans -- that high cholesterol may be a marker for behavioral problems such as panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder, which could be expressed by frequent tail-chasing falls in dogs.<br />
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Bouts of tail-chasing can also occur after a dog experiences physical trauma, surgery or illness, noted Hasan Batmaz, a member of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Turkey's University of Uludag, who conducted the study along with a team of colleagues.<br />
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Certain breeds, such as bull terriers and German shepherds, seem to chase their tails more often than others.<br />
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For the study, the researchers took blood samples from 15 otherwise healthy dogs that were compulsive tail-chasers. To serve as controls, 15 dogs that rarely chase their tails were included in the study as well.<br />
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The tail-chasers had significantly higher cholesterol numbers -- including both HDL and LDL -- compared with the control dogs, the researchers found.<br />
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The reason, they said, could be that high cholesterol levels glob up cell membranes at the microscopic level, affecting the flow of brain hormones such as serotonin that are involved in mood and behavior.<br />
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Female dogs were more likely to be obsessive tail-chasers, but the researchers aren't sure why.<br />
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Past studies have found that people with panic disorders and certain phobias often have higher cholesterol levels, possibly as a result of increased activity of hormones tied to the "fight or flight" response.<br />
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Lisa Peterson, a longtime dog breeder who is director of communications for the American Kennel Club, was surprised by the new study.<br />
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"It's an interesting hypothesis, especially as we don't usually test for cholesterol in dogs," she told Discovery News.<br />
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Peterson explained that since high cholesterol in dogs doesn't always lead to the same health issues as it does in humans, such as clogged arteries, dogs aren't tested for their serum lipid levels as part of their annual wellness exams.<br />
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"Blood pressure isn't usually measured for dogs either, unless the dog is exhibiting extreme symptoms," she added.<br />
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As for tail-chasing, she said, "this is usually just a puppy thing that happens when young pups discover they have a tail."<br />
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But when tail-chasing becomes compulsive, she said the behavior could be due to "nature or nurture," meaning genetic or environmental causes, including "a stressful incident trigger."<br />
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Although a change to a lower fat diet could help alleviate compulsive tail-chasing in dogs, Peterson doubts high cholesterol is always a result of overeating, since "manufactured pet foods must all meet governmental regulations for protein, ash, fat and water content, and more."<br />
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"Dogs don't elect to gorge themselves on french fries all day," she said.</b><br />
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<a href="Find%20Your%20Very%20Own%20Tail-Chaser%20at%20Petfinder.com">http://www.petfinder.com/</a><br />
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Jennifer Viegas Blog: Born Animal<br />
http://blogs.discovery.com/news_animal/<br />
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<a href="Rate%20Bizarre%20Stories%20at%20PlanetGreen.com">http://planetgreen.discovery.com/games-quizzes/vote-funny-articles.html</a><br />
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<a href="Animal%20Planet:%20It's%20Me%20Or%20the%20Dog">http://animal.discovery.com/tv/its-me-or-dog/index.html</a>I Love My Logo...just finished watching Ru Paul show last night, but there is so much more...tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-24:2182797:BlogPost:2626232009-03-24T12:00:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>I Love My Logo...just finished watching Ru Paul show last night, but there is so much more...<br />
go check out the on-line store, just order my L Word (the 1st 5 Seasons) watched this last one.<br />
I have my Noah's Arc (Season's &amp; the movie Jumping the Broom), I am so excited, but they are on back order...bummer!!!<br />
Oh, love my Queer as Folk, one of my fav's &amp; love the movie "Out at the Wedding"<br />
I think I watched that movie a good 20 times already, should have ordered it &amp; didn't, but ya…</b>
<b>I Love My Logo...just finished watching Ru Paul show last night, but there is so much more...<br />
go check out the on-line store, just order my L Word (the 1st 5 Seasons) watched this last one.<br />
I have my Noah's Arc (Season's &amp; the movie Jumping the Broom), I am so excited, but they are on back order...bummer!!!<br />
Oh, love my Queer as Folk, one of my fav's &amp; love the movie "Out at the Wedding"<br />
I think I watched that movie a good 20 times already, should have ordered it &amp; didn't, but ya know what...I'm going go order that puppy now...Cute movie!!!<br />
Anyways, I just wanted to put the info/link on here for anyone whom is interested you can check it out...Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b><br />
<br/><a href="http://shop.logoonline.com/">http://www.logoonline.com/</a>I would like to introduce you to my son, his profile & Atheist website.tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-24:2182797:BlogPost:2625912009-03-24T11:30:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>I would like to introduce you to my son &amp; his profile,<br />
I think you might find a lot of interesting information not only on his profile, but his personal website as well...Enjoy...Much Love &amp; Peace!</b><br></br>
<center><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/LIptVOAd66VyOJWI*AS47Ov6CiEzJQrdrNS2gvxsBXBV4rkYE4yGQpRncFFs*eI4GEiMAIso-aRFb3GIQwMDYNIvP293xcPh/DSCF1023.jpg?width=183&amp;height=183&amp;crop=1%3A1"></img> <br></br> <a href="http://atheistnexus.org/profile/DouglasChristensen">atheistnexus.org</a><br></br> <b>Here is his About Me: I maintain the website Global Atheist, scripted and programed by yours truly. The idea was to take all the RSS feeds I was subscribed to and make…</b></center>
<b>I would like to introduce you to my son &amp; his profile,<br />
I think you might find a lot of interesting information not only on his profile, but his personal website as well...Enjoy...Much Love &amp; Peace!</b><br/>
<center><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/LIptVOAd66VyOJWI*AS47Ov6CiEzJQrdrNS2gvxsBXBV4rkYE4yGQpRncFFs*eI4GEiMAIso-aRFb3GIQwMDYNIvP293xcPh/DSCF1023.jpg?width=183&amp;height=183&amp;crop=1%3A1"/><br/> <a href="http://atheistnexus.org/profile/DouglasChristensen">atheistnexus.org</a><br/> <b>Here is his About Me: I maintain the website Global Atheist, scripted and programed by yours truly. The idea was to take all the RSS feeds I was subscribed to and make a website to display them all for the world to see.</b></center>
Heres the URL for Global Atheist: <a href="http://global-atheist.com/">http://global-atheist.com/</a>Just a little something my son tossed my way...mmm...tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-24:2182797:BlogPost:2625882009-03-24T11:00:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>Texas ignorance at its best - Texas Crazy: Attack of the Evo-atheist! Thanks son!</b><br />
<a href="http://galink.us/12771/">http://www.unscrewingtheinscrutable.com/blogs/paul-fidalgo/texas-crazy-attack-evo-atheists</a>
<b>Texas ignorance at its best - Texas Crazy: Attack of the Evo-atheist! Thanks son!</b><br />
<a href="http://galink.us/12771/">http://www.unscrewingtheinscrutable.com/blogs/paul-fidalgo/texas-crazy-attack-evo-atheists</a>Osbournes Reloaded - Littlest Osbournes...Loved it...LOL!!!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-20:2182797:BlogPost:2594662009-03-20T20:43:31.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>This was just to funny &amp; I had to share it from my myspace profile.<br />
My two top male artist are Ozzy &amp; Steven Tyler...this Ozzy video is just to cute!!!</b><br />
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OSBOURNES: RELOADED airs March 31st at 9pm on…
<b>This was just to funny &amp; I had to share it from my myspace profile.<br />
My two top male artist are Ozzy &amp; Steven Tyler...this Ozzy video is just to cute!!!</b><br />
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----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------<br />
From: OZZFEST<br />
To:<br />
Date: Mar 20, 2009 3:01 PM<br />
Subject: OSBOURNES: RELOADED - Littlest Osbournes<br />
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OSBOURNES: RELOADED airs March 31st at 9pm on Fox-TV<br/><br/><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="344" width="425"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal"></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_8u-IWWHvfs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_8u-IWWHvfs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" height="344" width="425" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>I guess I do have a fav...Beautiful...Enjoy! ;Dtag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-20:2182797:BlogPost:2591132009-03-20T15:30:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<b>To me, this video doesn't need any words to describe it...Enjoy!!!<br />
Well, I guess I do have a favorite video, this one gets me every time.<br />
Just wish they didn't disabled the embedding, but here is the YouTube URL:<br />
<a>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNthqC2fsVw</a><br />
Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b>
<b>To me, this video doesn't need any words to describe it...Enjoy!!!<br />
Well, I guess I do have a favorite video, this one gets me every time.<br />
Just wish they didn't disabled the embedding, but here is the YouTube URL:<br />
<a>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNthqC2fsVw</a><br />
Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b>Saint Patrick the snake hater...ummm...the real reason "Why Ireland Has No Snakes"tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-17:2182797:BlogPost:2563852009-03-17T11:52:24.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<center><img src="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/images/covers/cover_emeraldtreeboa.jpg"></img> <br></br> <b>* Born: c. 385 * Birthplace: Bannavem Taberniae, Britain
* Died: c. 461<br />
* Best Known As: Ireland's most famous saint<br />
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Saint Patrick is the Catholic saint celebrated each year on March 17th, which is called Saint Patrick's Day. He is revered by Christians for establishing the church in Ireland during the fifth century AD. The precise dates and details of his life are unclear, but some points are generally agreed: as a teen he was captured and sold into slavery in…</b></center>
<center><img src="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/images/covers/cover_emeraldtreeboa.jpg"/><br/> <b>* Born: c. 385
* Birthplace: Bannavem Taberniae, Britain<br />
* Died: c. 461<br />
* Best Known As: Ireland's most famous saint<br />
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Saint Patrick is the Catholic saint celebrated each year on March 17th, which is called Saint Patrick's Day. He is revered by Christians for establishing the church in Ireland during the fifth century AD. The precise dates and details of his life are unclear, but some points are generally agreed: as a teen he was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland, and six years later he escaped to Gaul (now France) where he later became a monk. Around 432 he returned to Ireland as a missionary and succeeded in converting many of the island's tribes to Christianity. Late in life he wrote a brief text, Confessio, detailing his life and ministry. (It is now known as The Confession of St. Patrick.) His feast day, March 17, is celebrated as a day of Irish pride in many parts of the world.<br />
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A popular folk tale says that St. Patrick chased all snakes from Ireland, but there is no historical basis for this story... Another folk tale, that he used shamrocks to teach about the holy Trinity, is also generally agreed to be a myth... In Gaelic the saint's name is Padraig.<br />
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" Why Ireland Has No Snakes"<br />
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Legend has it that St. Patrick drove all the snakes from Ireland. Sometime back in the fifth century he stood on a hill, the story goes, and used a staff to herd the slithering creatures into the sea, banishing them for eternity. It's true, aside from zoos and pets, there are no snakes on the emerald isle. In fact, there never were any snakes in Ireland. This state of affairs probably has more to do with the vagaries of geography than any neat tricks performed by St. Patty.<br />
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Snakes first evolved from their lizard forebears about 100 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, about the same time that Tyrannosaurus rex first appeared. Early snakes were small and wormy, resembling modern blindsnakes (suborder Scolecophidia). Ancient snake fossils are found only on southern continents, suggesting that snakes first radiated from Gondwanaland—a former supercontinent comprised of modern-day Antarctica, South America, Africa, India, and Australia. Migrating to Ireland wasn't an option at this time, as the area was completely underwater. The chalky sediments that would eventually become the 700-foot Cliffs of Moher on Ireland's west coast were being laid down at the bottom of the sea.<br />
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During the Cenozoic era, beginning 65 million years ago, the world's climate gradually began to dry out, and vast tracts of grasslands and other open habitats came to dominate much of the northern hemisphere. Large dinosaurs went extinct, opening the door to new groups of animals. By the Eocene epoch, 50 to 35 million years ago, the predecessors of boas and pythons (called the basal Macrostomatans) were widespread throughout the northern hemisphere. Explosive radiation of snakes in the suborder Colubroidae, including vipers and cobras, occurred during the Miocene epoch, 25 million years ago. Now snakes are found in deserts, grasslands, forests, mountains, and even oceans virtually everywhere around the world. Everywhere except Ireland, New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, and Antarctica, that is.<br />
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One thing these few snake-less parts of the world have in common is that they are surrounded by water. New Zealand, for instance, split off from Australia and Asia before snakes ever evolved. So far, no serpent has successfully migrated across the open ocean to a new terrestrial home. As the world's oceans have risen and fallen over the millennia, land bridges have come and gone between Ireland, other parts of Great Britain, and the European mainland, allowing animals and early humans to cross. However, any snake that may have slithered it's way to Ireland would have turned into a popsicle when the ice ages hit.<br />
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The most recent ice age began about three million years ago and continues into the present. Between warm periods like the current climate, glaciers have advanced and retreated more than 20 times, often completely blanketing Ireland with ice. Snakes, being cold-blooded animals, simply aren't able to survive in areas where the ground is frozen year round. Ireland thawed out for the last time only 15,000 years ago. Since then, 12 miles of icy-cold water in the Northern Channel have separated Ireland from neighboring Scotland, which does harbor a few species of snakes. There are no snakes in Ireland for the simple reason that they can't get there.<br />
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"Snakes and Myths"<br />
So where did the myth of St. Patrick and the snakes come from? Most scholars agree that snakes symbolize paganism, which St. Patrick is also credited for banishing from Ireland. Snakes as symbols of evil are prevalent throughout Judeo-Christian mythology, most notoriously in the Garden of Eden as a tempter of Eve. Other societies have viewed snakes with more favor. Snakes were venerated in ancient Egypt, and many gods were represented by snakes, such as the cobra goddess Neith, founder of the universe. More recently, Ben Franklin advocated making a rattlesnake the symbol of the United States.<br />
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Mythology aside, herpetologists (scientists who study snakes and other reptiles and amphibians) like to point out that snakes play an important role in many ecosystems throughout the world. Snakes benefit humans by controlling rodent populations, and snake venom has been used to treat various diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and hemophilia. Unfortunately, some 200 species of snakes are considered threatened or endangered, the biggest threat being habitat loss resulting from human activities. Unless humans start taking more of an interest in their survival, real-life snakes may find themselves banished from more places than just Ireland.<br />
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—Jill Locantore</b></center>Lion Roar "Allah"...LOL...I'm sorry, but really!!! Yet it is cool!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-16:2182797:BlogPost:2558722009-03-16T19:42:35.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<center><b>Oh my, it's another miracle &amp; a thousand people were witless, I mean witness to this. I'm thinking hes tired of hearing all the noise &amp; is yelling for the people to shut up, so he can take his nap, but thats just my…</b></center>
<center><b>Oh my, it's another miracle &amp; a thousand people were witless, I mean witness to this. I'm thinking hes tired of hearing all the noise &amp; is yelling for the people to shut up,
so he can take his nap, but thats just my opinion.</b><br/>
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</center>"We're Okay"tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-15:2182797:BlogPost:2550642009-03-15T22:00:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<center><b>It's time for people to learn to accept one another for what we are, because it would be a pretty boring world if we were all the same. This video helped a friend of mine when he was trying to deal with who he is and it was my way of letting him know I accepted him as he is... a beautiful person.
If you take the time to watch it, I hope you enjoy.<br />
Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b><br></br>
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<center><b>I'm not here to judge, nor be judged...I'm here to Love!!! Kat ;D…</b><br></br></center>
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<center><b>It's time for people to learn to accept one another for what we are, because it would be a pretty boring world if we were all the same. This video helped a friend of mine when he was trying to deal with who he is and it was my way of letting him know I accepted him as he is...
a beautiful person.<br />
If you take the time to watch it, I hope you enjoy.<br />
Much Love &amp; Peace, Kat ;D</b><br/>
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<center><b>I'm not here to judge, nor be judged...I'm here to Love!!! Kat ;D</b><br/><center><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=9472936">We're Okay</a><br/><object width="425px" height="360px"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=9472936,t=1,mt=video"></param><embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=9472936,t=1,mt=video" width="425" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param></object>
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</center>Honduran white bat...These little guys are just to cute!!!tag:atheistnexus.org,2009-03-14:2182797:BlogPost:2539392009-03-14T13:30:00.000ZKathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Kat95
<center><b>Honduran white bat</b><br></br><center><img src="http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/weblog/images/honduran_white_bat.jpg"></img> <br></br><center><b>The Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba) is a bat that has – like its name suggests – snow white to grayish fur, along with an amber or yellow nose and ears.
They are a near-threatened species of bat and<br />
are up for re-evaluation in the near future under the new standards of<br />
the IUCN. This bat, along with the "ghost bat"<br />
is one of the only two currently known species of bat that is white.<br />
Most others are a variant of brown,…</b></center>
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<center><b>Honduran white bat</b><br/><center><img src="http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/weblog/images/honduran_white_bat.jpg"/><br/><center><b>The Honduran White Bat (Ectophylla alba) is a bat that has – like its name suggests –
snow white to grayish fur, along with an amber or yellow nose and ears.<br />
They are a near-threatened species of bat and<br />
are up for re-evaluation in the near future under the new standards of<br />
the IUCN. This bat, along with the "ghost bat"<br />
is one of the only two currently known species of bat that is white.<br />
Most others are a variant of brown, tan, or might have white markings<br />
in the case of the recently discovered Stripe-Faced Fruit Bat. The bats<br />
are rather small in size, measuring at just 1-2 inches (3-5 cm) in<br />
length and the weight is less than an ounce at .2 (6 grams). It lives<br />
in Central America in dense thickets of the rainforests or abandoned<br />
banana fields (called groves). They are also known to roost inside<br />
abandoned buildings and hollow trees on occasion. They feed mostly on<br />
fruit, and they give birth in the spring to just one offspring.<br />
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The Honduran White Bat is unique among most bats (but not many tropical<br />
bats) in that it will modify its immediate surroundings for its own<br />
benefit. Unlike the misconception that all bats live in caves, this bat<br />
will use the leave of the large heliconia plant to form a tent. It does<br />
so by cutting the side veins of the plant that extend out from the<br />
midrib; this causes the leaf to droop along the stem, making a tent.<br />
The little white bats then cling to the inner plant upside-down in<br />
small colonies of around six, although larger groupings have been<br />
reported. Unlike most bats that do make tents – the Honduran White Bat<br />
will not flee if disturbed lightly by looking under the leaf – they<br />
will only flee when the stem itself is disturbed causing a brief flurry<br />
of activity. The advantage of having their white fur is postulated to<br />
be the reason – as when sunlight filters through the leaf they look<br />
green, and so by not moving they will go un-noticed by possible<br />
predators from below.<br />
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The Binomial Name of the Honduran White Bat is Ectophylla alba. Its<br />
genus is Ectophylla of which it may be the only member. Ectophylla<br />
belongs to the Subfamily Stenodermatinae of which many other bats are a<br />
part, such as the Red Fruit Bat, the Neotropical Fruit Bat, and many<br />
more (please note that these fruit bats are not in the same family as<br />
the Flying Foxes which are the large fruit bats that belong to the<br />
Suborder Megachiroptera). Stenodermatinae belongs to the family<br />
Phyllostomidae, which are also known as the leaf-nosed bats; well known<br />
members include all sorts of insectivores, frugivores, full-fledged<br />
vertebra eating predators, and the three species of bat which feed<br />
solely on the blood of other animals. Phyllostomidae belongs to the<br />
Superfamily Noctilionoidea, which contains the Fisherman Bats,<br />
Ghost-Faced bats, and short-tailed bats. Noctilionoidea belongs to the<br />
Suborder Microchiroptera, otherwise known as the microbats.<br />
Microchiroptera use echolocation to find their way about in the dark,<br />
they lack under-fur, and they feed primarily on insects – with the<br />
exceptions of the various families that feed on fruit, other animals,<br />
or blood. Microchiroptera belongs to the Order Chiroptera of which the<br />
Megabats are members (megabats lack echolocation with the exception of<br />
one single species, and feed primarily on fruit, they are also the<br />
largest bats alive). Chiroptera belongs to the Superorder<br />
Laurasiatheria of which we Homo sapiens sapiens<br />
are members, along with all the ungulates, carnivores, anteaters, and<br />
whales (and more). Laurasiatheria belongs to the Infraclass Eutheria,<br />
of which all placental mammals are members. Eutheria belongs to the<br />
Subclass Theria, of which the marsupials are members – but the monotremes are not, and this all belongs to the Class Mammalia.<br />
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Interesting Fact<br />
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The Honduran White Bat is known for its white fur, unique among bats as it is only one of two species to have this coloration.<br />
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Picture of the Honduran white bat by Leyo, licensed under GFDL<br />
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bats, central_america<br />
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Other entries about 'central_america'<br />
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* Baird's tapir<br />
* Western Hog-nosed Skunk<br />
* Margay<br />
* Ocelot - Salvador Dali's pet<br />
* Jaguarundi - resembles an otter</b><br/>
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